Wisconsin Community Papers, Inc.

WCP Member Benefits 

• Annual Circulation/Readership Audit ($2500 Value per Member Publication)
• Free Audit Training (Use your audit as a marketing tool – Unlimited Value)
• Room, meals and entertainment at the WCP convention each year ($750 – $1,000 Value per member publication)
• Networking (Value to Share)
• Top Notch professional seminars several times per year ($100-300 per person attending per seminar)
• Additional Income Opportunity selling WCAN classified ads (Unlimited Value)
• Additional Income Opportunity selling WCP 2 x 2 Display Ads (Unlimited Value)
• Free use of the WCP Lending Library.  A wide variety of training videos and audios by the best in the training industry (the sky is the limit)
• Free subscription Publishers Idea Exchange (a $165.50 Value)
• Notification of important legislative issues pertaining to the free paper industry.  WCP Lobbyist working to protect your interests at the state level (Est. for 2006 $216.66 per flag)
• Opportunities to compete for statewide Annual Ad Awards and Production contests, and subsequent recognition (Builds esteem with your advertisers and readers)
• Inclusion in the WCP directory which is distributed to individuals and Midwestern ad agencies (Priceless sales tool)
• Smart Start training tapes (Valuable sales training tool – $300.00)
• WCP Newsletters (Latest scoop on your association and your industry)
• Three-minute Idea Exchange.  Earn cash awards.  Share ideas. Fantastic opportunities to take home revenue generating ideas (No limit to the possibilities)
• University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Industry Survey ($625.00 per paper)
• WCP Web site (Our Value for all to see)
• Credit Card Services (Saves you money)
• Internet Testing Services (Avoid costly hiring mistakes)
• Opportunities to win cash or prizes by running space available display ads
• WCP Travel Program (let your website make money for you)
• Marketing Efforts (Minimum $600.00 value per paper)

WCP Marketing Efforts to State and Regional Ad Agencies

WCP Marketing Materials

• PaperChain (Value for years to come)
• Membership eligibility in PaperChain
• National Public Relations Initiative
• Trade Shows
• Press Releases
• Marketing
• Education/Training
• Link & Learn
• Quarterly Newsletters

• SRDS Listing
• National Database

Over $5,600 per paper monetary value alone!

Plus, value of all non-monetary benefits!